--- title: Blog | Optimum Retailing | Optimum Retailing description: Learn how AI is impacting brick-and-mortar retailers today. --- [Skip to content](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/author/optimum-retailing/page/1#main-content) [![Black Logo](https://20483003.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/20483003/hubfs/OR_2024/OR_logo.png?width=137&height=50&name=OR_logo.png)](https://optimumretailing.com/) ![MENU](https://20483003.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20483003/OR_2024/menu-icon.svg) [Why OR?](https://optimumretailing.com/about-or/) [Verticals](https://optimumretailing.com/verticals/) Solution [Self-Optimizing Stores](https://optimumretailing.com/self-optimizing-stores/) [Team Productivity](https://optimumretailing.com/team-productivity/) [Automated Improvements](https://optimumretailing.com/automated-improvements/) [Integrations](https://optimumretailing.com/integrations/) [Realgram AI](https://optimumretailing.com/realgram-ai/) [Client Successes](https://optimumretailing.com/client-success/) [What OR Clients Say](https://optimumretailing.com/what-or-clients-say/) Insights [Blog](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog) [Resources](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/resources) [Book a Demo](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/demo-request) # Optimum Retailing Blog Browse by topic Select a Topic All Topics AI & GenAI AI + RFID AI insights AI Merchandising AI planogram apparel retail assortment planning blog brick and mortar compliance consumer behavior consumer electronics customer experience customer journey hyperlocal inventory management merchandising microtrend milestones new tech Optimum Retailing Team personalization planograms press release real-time store insights Realgram AI retail automation retail data retail insights retail operations retail store space planning RFID RFID in retail RFID inventory management store performance Store-specific intelligence Sustainability Grocery Stores tech telco tradeshow visual merchandising whitepaper Subscribe to our blog [![](https://20483003.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/20483003/hubfs/Hidden%20Asset%20Blog.jpg?width=740&length=740&name=Hidden%20Asset%20Blog.jpg)](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/the-hidden-asset-in-your-operations) Store-specific intelligence ### [The Hidden Asset in Your Operations](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/the-hidden-asset-in-your-operations) September 17, 2026 | [Optimum Retailing](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/author/optimum-retailing) Retailers have sales, inventory, and planning data, but not a record of what actually happened in stores. That execution data is what connects a plan... [Read More](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/the-hidden-asset-in-your-operations) [![](https://20483003.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/20483003/hubfs/Every%20Store%20Is%20Different.jpg?width=740&length=740&name=Every%20Store%20Is%20Different.jpg)](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/every-store-is-different.-your-ai-should-know-the-difference) AI Merchandising ### [Every Store Is Different. Your AI Should Know the Difference.](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/every-store-is-different.-your-ai-should-know-the-difference) August 20, 2026 | [Optimum Retailing](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/author/optimum-retailing) In summary: Retail AI is only as useful as its understanding of the individual store. Most systems approximate by grouping similar stores into... [Read More](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/every-store-is-different.-your-ai-should-know-the-difference) [![](https://20483003.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/20483003/hubfs/AI%20Planogram%20Blog.jpg?width=740&length=740&name=AI%20Planogram%20Blog.jpg)](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/what-are-ai-planograms) AI planogram ### [What are AI planograms, and how are they revolutionizing retail merchandising?](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/what-are-ai-planograms) January 29, 2026 | [Optimum Retailing](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/author/optimum-retailing) Every inch of shelf space matters (and we mean every inch!). But with growing product inventory lists, faster shifts in shopper behaviors, and leaner... 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But we know that fostering an employee-first culture matters just as much. [Read More](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/3-qualities-we-love-about-the-optimum-retailing-team) [![](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_2149427265.jpg?width=740&length=740&name=shutterstock_2149427265.jpg)](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/rethinking-planogram-execution-for-more-sustainable-grocery-stores) Sustainability Grocery Stores ### [Rethinking Planogram Execution for More Sustainable Grocery Stores](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/rethinking-planogram-execution-for-more-sustainable-grocery-stores) June 2, 2025 | [Optimum Retailing](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/author/optimum-retailing) Sustainability That Performs: Rethinking In-Store Execution for Grocery [Read More](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/rethinking-planogram-execution-for-more-sustainable-grocery-stores) [![](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Photo%20for%20Blog.jpg?width=740&length=740&name=Photo%20for%20Blog.jpg)](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/our-top-takeaways-and-predictions-from-retail-technology-show-2025) retail operations ### [Our Top Takeaways and Predictions From Retail Technology Show 2025](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/our-top-takeaways-and-predictions-from-retail-technology-show-2025) April 15, 2025 | [Optimum Retailing](https://marketing.optimumretailing.com/blog/author/optimum-retailing) Another Retail Technology Show (RTS) has wrapped — and we’re kicking off the spring season with fresh ideas, new connections, and a stronger sense of... 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